Transversely pivoted windows

ABSTRACT

Windows are disclosed that are supported by transversely aligned pivots so that they may be turned to bring their outer faces into a position wherein they may be serviced from within the building with releasable means closing their sides against the weather and preventing the windows from being so turned.

United States Patent [72] Inventor John B. Duguay 37 Garand St.,Waterville, Mass. 04901 [21] Appl. No. 790,012 [22] Filed Jan. 9, 1969[45] Patented July 6, 1971 [54] TRANSVERSELY PIVOTED WINDOWS 7 Claims, 8Drawing Figs.

[52] U.S.Cl 49/161, 49. 390 [51] Int. Cl 1105111 115/22 [50] Field 01Search 491161, 194, 316, 317, 195, 174, 175, 390, 391, 318, 320, 176.181

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,489,018 4/1924 Shultz49/174 1,974.269 9/1934 Gonder 49/175 X Primary Examiner-Dennis L.Taylor Attorney-Abbott Spear ABSTRACT: Windows are disclosed that aresupported by transversely aligned pivots so that they may be turned tobring their outer faces into a position wherein they may be servicedfrom within the building with releasable means closing their sidesagainst the weather and preventing the windows from being so turned.

TRANSVERSELY PIVO'I'ED WINDOWS The present invention relates totransversely pivoted windows and to releasable holding means therefor.

As pointed out in my copending application, Ser. No. 754,394, filed Aug.2 l. 1968, and, as is well known, the cleaning and other servicing ofthe outer faces of windows is difficult and often hazardous. Proposalshave been made to enablewindows to be washed from within the buildingand one type of proposal required the pivotal support of the windowspermitting them to be turned to enable them to be serviced from. withinthe building. As the means by which the windows are supported andreleasably held against being so turned did not seal the window againstthe weather, such windows have not been accepted.

The general objective of the present invention is to provide windowswith transversely aligned pivots that will be free of the above referredto objections, an objective attained providing a window installationthat consists of window casing structure carrying transversely alignedpivots attached to the window frames. The window casing structure alsoincludes means at each side sealing the window and holding it againstbeing turned, and means connected thereto and operable to move theholding and sealing means into window releasing positions.

Another objective of the invention is to provide a doublehung window ofthe above type with means enabling one of its sections to be slidvertically between open and closed positrons.

Another objective in the case of double-hung windows is to provide meansby which both sections may be pivoted into an open position andinterlocked.

Another objective of the invention is to provide the window casingstructure with at least one chamber housing the operating part of thewindow releasing means and provided with a door that is part of theinner finish of the structure.

Yet another objective of the invention is to provide window casingstructure that includes inner and outer sides with which The windowshown in the drawings is of the double-hung type and in accordance withthe invention, the means for sealing and holding the outer sides of itsupper section 24 and the inner sides ofits lower section 25 aregenerally indicated at 26 and are slidable towards and away from eachother in sliding contact with the supporting structure established bythe sides 12 of the framework and the'sides 14 and 17 of the inner andouter frames, respectively.

Each side seal 26 consists of a vertical member 27 having a wedge-shapeddivider 28 and inner and outer members 29 and 30, respectively, securedthereto thereby to provide channels for the two window sections. Eachinner side 14 has a rabbet 31 on its inner edge providing a slidin'gjointbetween it and the inner member 29 while each outer side 17 and theappropriate outer member have complement-a1 rabbets 32 and 33,respectively, to provide a sliding joint therebetween. The outer members30 have aluminum shells or linings 34, each having a hook 35 engageableby the inturned end 36 of the chamber 37 with which the metallic casing38 for the sides17 are provided thus to limit the extent to which thewindow sealing and holding means may be moved towards each other. Bythis arrangement, the seals 26 may be slid towards or away from eachother to a predetermined extent with the joints between them and thewindow casing structure always closed against the weather. The ledge 10and the top member 16 are also shown as provided with aluminum shells 38and 39, respectively. The framework sides 12 carry transversely alignedpivots 40 which, as may best be seen in FIG. 3, extend through sleeves41 in the vertical members 27 and into sockets 42 in the frame of theupper window section 24. Each framework member 12 also has a pair ofvertically aligned sockets 43 and 44 for a pivot 45, each extendingthrough a the inner and outer sides of the window sealing and holdingmeans are slidably engaged.

In-the accompanying drawings, there is shown an embodiment of theinvention illustrative of these and other of its objectives, novelfeatures, and advantages.

In the drawings:

FIG. I is a face view ofa window in accordance with the invention asseen from the interior of the building,

FIG. 2 is a section taken approximately along the indicated lines 2-2ofFIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a section taken approximately along the indicated lines 3-3,ofFIG. I on a substantially increased scale and partly broken away,

FIG. 4is a fragmentary section takenapproximately along the indicatedlines 4-4 of FIG. 3,

FIG.- 5 is a fragmentary section taken approximately along the indicatedlines 5-5 of FIG. 3,

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary section through the frames of the windowsections showing them interconnected after having been pivoted into openpositions,

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section taken across the upper chamber andshowing one of the window releasing means,

FIG. 8 is a side view thereof.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated by the drawings, thewindow opening is defined by the framework of window casing structure,the framework consisting of a ledge 10, a top member 11, and sidemembers 12. This framework supports an inner frame consisting of a topmember 13, side members 14, and an inner ledge 15 and also an outerframe having a top member 16 and side members 17.

The inner frame also includes a top panel 18 connected to the top framemember 13 as by a piano hinge l9 and a bottom panel 20 connected to theinner ledge 15 by a hinge 21 of the same type. The top panel 18 is thusa door permitting access to a top chamber 22, and similarly, the panel20 is a door for a bottom chamber 23.

vertical slot 46 in a metal insert 47 with which each vertical member 27is provided, see FIGS. 4 and 5, and through a sleeve 48 in the frame ofthe lower window section 25. The sockets 43 and 44 of each member 12 areinterconnected by a wear plate 47A, see FIG. 5. Each pivot 45 has an end45A of reduced diameter providing a shoulder for one end of a spring 49whose other end is backed by a keeper 50. The exposed extremity of eachend 45A is provided with a finger grip 51 to enable the pivots 45 to bewithdrawn against the action of the springs 49 and slid from one end ofthe slot 46 to the other for entry into a selected one of the sockets 43and 44 thus to permit the lower window section 25 to be raised orlowered to provide open and closed positions thereof.

When the seals 26 are in their innermost position, they marginallyconfine the window sections and when they are fully retracted, thewindow sections are free: to be turned on their transversely alignedpivots to render their outer surfaces accessible from the interior ofthe building. It will be noted from FIG. 2 that the meeting rails of thewindow sections 24 and 25 have overlapping, vertically engageable,sealing shoulders 52 and 53, respectively, extending from side-to-sidethereof.

The means for moving the seals 34 between their operative andinoperative positions are operated by actuators in the chambers 22 and23. i

It will also be noted from FIG. 2 that the upper rail of the upperwindow section 24 is beveled to permit it to swing and is also providedwith an inwardly disposed transverse sealing shoulder 54 which fitsclosely against the member 11. This feature, together with the fact thatthe bottom rail of the lower window section 25 is tapered and backed bythe inner ledge 15 makes it necessary for the window sections to beturned in the direction of the arrows to open them.

Each vertical member 27 has one end of a U-shaped connector 55 attachedto each of its ends. Each connector 55 extends through an end slot 56 inan appropriate one of the members 12 and into an appropriate one of thechambers 22, 23 about the ends of the member 11 in the case of thechamber 22 or about the edges of the ledge 10 in the case of the chamber23 as may be seen in FIG. 1.

Anoperating arm 57 is provided for each connector 55, see FIGS. 7 and 8,each armbeing mounted on a pivot 58 in the appropriate chamber. A link59 having an eccentric connection with each arm 57 is connected to theappropriate connector S5 enabling it to swing as it exerts an inwardpull when the arm is turned in one direction and a push thereon when thearm is swung in the opposite direction Each arm 57 has a manuallyengageable grip 60 pivotally connected thereto.

On the outer face of the bottom rail of the lower window section 25there is shown, see FIG. 2, a downwardly disposed fixed hook 61 whilethe top rail of the upper window section 24 has a latch 62 mounted onthe inner end of a shaft 63 having its kerfed head 64 exposed on theouter face of said top rail. When the window sections are turned intotheir positions indicated in FIG. 6, the shaft 63 may be turned to bringthe latch 62 in locking engagement with the hook 61 which is thenaccessible on the inside of the window installation. Assuming the windowto be closed, either the upper or lower section may be opened byswinging its upper end inwardly thus to expose its outer surface. Ifboth sections are so turned, they may be interconnected as illustratedin FIG. 6. if it is desired to open the lower section, its pivots 45 maybe retracted and the lower section slid upwardly until its pivots mayseat in the sockets 43.

I claim:

1. in a window installation, a window casing structure includingframework and outer and inner sides connected thereto, a window,transversely aligned pivots supporting said window and connected toopposite sides thereof and to said structure, means connected to thestructure sealing each side of the window against the weather, andportions through which the pivots extend and window releasing meanscarried by the structure and connected to said sealing and holding meansfor moving said holding portions into and out of their holding positionto enable said window to be turned, and the sealing and holding meansinclude a central, vertical member at each side of the window and outerand inner side members attached to said vertical member and receivingbetween them marginal portio'ns of the window and holding the windowsagainst being turned, said outer and inner side members being in slidingengagement with the corresponding outer and inner sides of the structurewhen the sealing and holdingmeans are in sealing and holding engagementwith the sides of the window.

2. The window installation of claim 1 in which the vertical members ofthe sealing and holding means slidably receive the pivots.

3. The window installation of claim 1 in which the window is of thedouble-hung type, there are transversely aligned pivots for each frameof the window and the sealing and holding means at each side of thewindow also include an inwardly tapering divider.

4. The-window installation of claim 1 in which the window is of thedouble-hung type, there aretransversely aligned pivots for each frame ofthe window, both sides of the framework inelude a pair of verticallyspaced pivot-receiving sockets for one of the window frames, eachtransversely aligned with an appropriate one of the other pair ofsockets, the vertical members of the sealing and holding means havevertical slots of a length and disposition such that either of the pairof sockets is accessible therethrough, and the pivots for said onewindow frame are slidably connected thereto and extend through thevertical slots and into selected transversely aligned sockets.

5. The window installation of claim 1 and means sealing the jointbetween the sides of the outer frames and the side members of thesealing and holding means throughout the range of movement of the sidemembers.

6. The window installation of claim 1 in which the sides of theframework and the side members include coacting stop portions engageableto limit the extent to which the sealing and holding means may be spacedapart.

7. The sealing means of claim 1 in which there is a chamber above and achamber below the framework, the sides of the framework have openingsadjacent their ends, the sealing means for each side of the windowinclude connectors, each connector extending through an appropriate oneof the

1. In a window installation, a window casing structure includingframework and outer and inner sides connected thereto, a window,transversely aligned pivots supporting said window and connected toopposite sides thereof and to said structure, means connected to thestructure sealing each side of the window against the weather, andportions through which the pivots extend and window releasing meanscarried by the structure and connected to said sealing and holding meansfor moving said holding portions into and out of their holding positionto enable said window to be turned, and the sealing and holding meansinclude a central, vertical member at each side of the window and outerand inner side members attached to said vertical member and receivingbetween them marginal portions of the window and holding the windowsagainst being turned, said outer and inner side members being in slidingengagement with the corresponding outer and inner sides of the structurewhen the sealing and holding means are in sealing and holding engagementwith the sides of the window.
 2. The window installation of claim 1 inwhich the vertical members of the sealing and holding means slidablyreceive the pivots.
 3. The window installation of claim 1 in which thewindow is of the double-hung type, there are transversely aligned pivotsfor each frame of the window and the sealing and holding means at eachside of the window also include an inwardly tapeRing divider.
 4. Thewindow installation of claim 1 in which the window is of the double-hungtype, there are transversely aligned pivots for each frame of thewindow, both sides of the framework include a pair of vertically spacedpivot-receiving sockets for one of the window frames, each transverselyaligned with an appropriate one of the other pair of sockets, thevertical members of the sealing and holding means have vertical slots ofa length and disposition such that either of the pair of sockets isaccessible therethrough, and the pivots for said one window frame areslidably connected thereto and extend through the vertical slots andinto selected transversely aligned sockets.
 5. The window installationof claim 1 and means sealing the joint between the sides of the outerframes and the side members of the sealing and holding means throughoutthe range of movement of the side members.
 6. The window installation ofclaim 1 in which the sides of the framework and the side members includecoacting stop portions engageable to limit the extent to which thesealing and holding means may be spaced apart.
 7. The sealing means ofclaim 1 in which there is a chamber above and a chamber below theframework, the sides of the framework have openings adjacent their ends,the sealing means for each side of the window include connectors, eachconnector extending through an appropriate one of the openings and intothe proximate chamber, and the releasing means are located in thechambers and connected to the appropriate connector.